Would Charlaine Harris's "
Southern Vampire Mysteries" series qualify, da_jane? I've only read the first one
Dead Until Dark, so I don't know the whole set. It's not really my thing but it's an intriguing premise, and quite well done, I thought. They have a romance angle in that the main character is being courted by a number of, um, characters, though she's only interested in the one. I'd recommend them without reservation to folks that like that sort of thing.